White Towel

A tough week for Vancouver sports media.

The good news: Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston are still kicking.

They're here with thoughts on colleagues Howard Tsumura, Marc Weber, Jonathan McDonald.

And also friend of the podcast Scott Rintoul.

Plus Giants and Stealth chatter.

This is Province Sports Radio.

Let's talk Playoff Push.

It's Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford on low event hockey, Jannik Hansen's return and Bo Horvat's coming out party at the All Star Game.

Does Botch have any interest in a Canucks preseason tour of China?

This is a rough week for media in Vancouver, with colleagues leaving the Province and guys like Scott Rintoul getting dumped by Bell Media.

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The future for Vancouver's two hockey teams is interesting; don't doubt that.

Patrick Johnston and Steve Ewen look at the Canucks and wonder if Jordan Subban could play if Alex Edler is hurt.

They look at the Giants and wonder what Tyler Benson is going to be and what the Giants will look like next year.

And there's time for the Blue Jays, who brought back Jose Bautista, and the Stealth, who have two games this week and are, as ever, looking to establish themselves in the marketplace.

This is the Casual Tuesday edition of Province Sports Radio.

Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford see this Canucks team heading into the All Star break, sitting on the edge of the playoffs.

Really? Seriously?

Henrik Sedin played his 1000th NHL game last week - both JPat and Botch have been around for a lot of the captain's career: they share their thoughts on the milestone.

Next week is the Canucks' annual Dice and Ice fundraiser; what will Nikita Tryamkin be asked to pull off?

Given his slap shot — everyone should probably duck.

And there are the ever-popular roster questions: where does Hansen fit when he's healthy? Will Jordan Subban ever play?

And no, it's not too early to talk Expansion Draft.

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The Canucks can't really score...and yet they're keeping themselves in the playoff mix.

Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford are back, this week from Rogers Arena.

The power play remains a mess. Is there an easy fix? They could use the goals.

Ryan Miller's on fire, so is now the time to trade him?

Now that it's clear Nikita Tryamkin is here to stay, it seems like a good time to talk contract extension.

And last, what, if anything, is there to make of the Tale of Anton Rodin.

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Ok we're back after a week off.

The WHL Trade Deadline and the Canucks road trip conspired to keep Steve Ewen and Patrick Johnston away from me.

But they're back. Let's talk Giants to start, and then the Canucks, who exist, and poor ol' Anton Rodin and his bum knee.

Plus, there's a very interesting Baseball Hall of Fame vote about to play out.

This is Province Sports Radio, on a Casual Tuesday.

The Canucks go on the road, lose their winning streak...

...and somehow play a game with just five defencemen.

Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford are in studio, looking at a never-boring Canucks team.

What happened in the OT in Nashville? Is Willie feeling the heat again? The powerplay stinks — and why won't he give Rodin a game?

And this helicopter story, Botch is fascinated.

Also, why does JPat hate music?

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Break up the Canucks.

Yes, the home town hockey heroes are the hottest team in the calendar year of 2017. Will they soon rival the Blue Jackets?

Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford are back on The Pat-cast. It's a big week for Bo Horvat, but Weiner dogs...well Botch is having none of it.

Plus The BFG finally speaks.

And of course, a slew of Drance memories as Vancouver's biggest stats writer heads off into the sunshine.

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Four wins in a row, eh?

The Canucks are on a roll. Of course, this works against the official position of Casual Tuesdays with Steven Ewen and Patrick Johnston, but let's pay tribute to a team that's playing with some swagger.

Bo Horvat's development is a fun thing. The baffling situation in net is not.

But both are talking points.

So's the WHL Trade Deadline, with the Giants likely to make few if any moves.

And while there may be ice and snow on the ground, it's never too early to talk baseball.

This is Province Sports Radio, in the first week of January.

It's a last hurrah for 2016, so The Pat-cast is here.

As always, Jeff Paterson and Jason Botchford are have plenty of Canucks chit chat, including:

- Botch’s Christmas and building children’s toys

- Hansen's injury and Megna stepping into his role

- The pre-Xmas disaster in Calgary

- The handling of Canucks goalies

- The story of the year for the Canucks

- Whether Botch is invested in the World Juniors

- We reflect on the debut of the Patcast in 2016

- And how Botch will ring in the New Year

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